The Syntax of the Abstract-type Measurement Construction in Mandarin Chinese
This paper investigates a special sub-type of measurement construction in Mandarin Chinese, namely the [Num-measure word-de-N] construction where the N is an abstract dimension-denoting noun. Evidence is presented to show that the abstract-type [Num-measure word-de-N] should be fundamentally disting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-06-01
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| Series: | Studies in Chinese Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/scl-2017-0003 |